Obesity a root cause for the diabetes epidemic

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 26 million children and adults have diabetes, and even with the heightened awareness of diabetes, these numbers continue to rise. But why? "I think what's behind this is the epidemic of obesity," said Gary Foster, director of Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education. "We know that adverse body weight adversely affects every organ system in the body. So it shouldn't be surprising as obesity increases, as it has over the last 30 years, that medical conditions like type 2 diabetes will also increase."
April 9, 2011 | CNN